Autoline After Hours

UP FOR DISCUSSION:On site in Arizona at the Nissan Titan XD Media Launch. Get the inside scoop from the experts on:-the design of the new truck-the details on the engineering of Titan XD-the overall program concept-the marketing and advertising plan for Titan XD GUESTS: Diane Allen, Senior Manager, Nissan Design America; Rich Miller, Director, Product Planning, Trucks, SUVs, CUVs and Commercial Vehicles, Nissan North America; Brent Hagan, Manager, Product Planning, Nissan North America; Phil O’Connor, Director of Marketing, Trucks and SUVs, Nissan North America.All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:-The Lincoln MKZ-Ford's new Escape-All-new FIAT 124 Spider-2017 Buick LaCrosse-And many, many more reveals from the 2015 LA Auto ShowGuests: Kumar Galhotra, VP, Ford Motor Company and President of Lincoln; Milton Wong, Chief Engineer, Ford Escape; Bob Broderdorf, Director of FIAT Brand North America; Tony DiSalle, VP, Buick/GMC MarketingAll that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; and Anton Wahlman, SeekingAlpha.com/TheStreet.com.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- VW's Gift Cards: Will $500 make a difference to US customers?- LA Auto Show Preview: The hottest cars unveiled in the City of Angels.- Dieselgate Fallout: Bob Lutz blames Ferdinand PiechSpecial Guest: Ken Nelson, Orphan Car Collector with Panhard 24 BT in studio- Automotive Innovations that have been lost to historyAll that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- VW: EPA discovers more cheating.- October Sales: Is 18 the lucky number?- Hyundai: Its long-anticipated luxury line.All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Todd Lassa, Automobile; Bob Gritzinger, Wards.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- NSX: Acura gives the press its first seat time in the long-awaited performance car.- Tokyo Motor Show: Honda intros new Fuel Cell car, while Nissan and Yamaha are the talk of the show.- Trump v Ford: CEO Mark Fields "corrects" the GOP presidential frontrunner's "facts" on Mexico.SPECIAL GUEST: Lynn Bishop, VP, Engineering Services, Pratt and MillerAll that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Lindsay Brooke, SAE; Frank Markus, MotorTrend.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- VW: A Brand Sell-off Could Mean a Smaller Company Post-Scandal.- Consumer Reports: Tesla’s Model S is the Best Car Ever, Not.- LG Chem: Supplier Ticked Off After GM Reveals the Price of Batteries.SPECIAL GUESTS: Don Manfredi, VP, Marketing, ROUSH Performance and Justin Schroeder, Chief Engineer, ROUSH PerformanceAll that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Dave Sullivan, AutoPacific.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- VW: The Scandal Goes On and On… Like a Diesel- FCA and UAW: Can Sergio Afford It?- Tesla’s Autosteer: Like a Bike with Training Wheels?All that and much more with Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Sharon Carty, Yahoo! Autos; Scott Burgess, Motor Trend; Mike Wayland, The Detroit News.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- 2016 Volt: Does/Will Anyone Care?- Emissions: Paris Goes Semi-Carless- Porsche, Motor Trend and Google: Whose Data Is It, Anyway?- ISIS: A Customer Toyota Doesn’t WantSPECIAL GUEST: Mike O’Brien, VP of Corporate and Product Planning, Hyundai Motor America- While the Tucson carves its way through the crowded crossover field, Hyundai finishes its first month as a new NFL sponsor.All that and much more with Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Richard Truett, Automotive News; Henry Payne, The Detroit News.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Model X Revealed: Is $142,000 Ludicrous Enough?- FCA and UAW: Too Hasty at the Bargaining Table?- September Sales: How were VW and diesels affected?SPECIAL GUEST: Mike Sweers, Chief Engineer – Trucks, Toyota.- Learn more about Toyota Tacoma, the newest pickup in the compact truck segment.All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Chris Paukert, CNET.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:Volkswagen:-What VW did.-Who knew what and when?-The casualty list.SPECIAL GUEST: Brian Bautsch, Lead Safety Engineer, Honda R and D-How Honda ACEs the safety test.All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Henry Payne, The Detroit News; Csaba Csere, Contributing Editor, Car and Driver.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- IAA Cars in Frankfurt: Bentley Bentayga, Rolls-Royce Dawn, Audi e-tron quattro, Honda Project 2 and 4, and more!- 2016 Toyota Prius- Labor Front: What's going on between the UAW and the Big 3?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Todd Lassa, Automobile; Stephanie Brinley, IHS Automotive.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- BMW's DriveNow: Will only the rich buy cars?- The Tesla Trifecta: X, 3, S.- Sales: Should OEMs just build trucks?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Peter Sweatman, MCity; Doron Levin, SiriusXM

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Dodge Barracuda and Ford Bronco coming back.- Is it time for closed cockpits in racing?- Chaos in the Market: What it means for August sales.All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Karl Brauer, Kelly Blue Book; Michelle Krebs, AutoTrader

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Will Toyota and Lexus put an end to dealer haggling?- Is Tesla about to be clobbered by the Germans?SPECIAL GUEST: Van Conway, CONMAR RacingAll that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Jim McCraw, Freelance Auto Journalist

SPECIAL GUEST: Jason Fogelson, Author, “100 Things for Every Gearhead to do Before They Die.”- Digging into a gearhead’s bucket list and adding a few items of our own.All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Todd Lassa, Automobile.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- The Apple i3: Will BMW provide the basis for the MacMobile?- Mazda’s Delayed Diesel: Is it ever going to happen?- Aluminum proves its mettle in IIHS F-150 testSPECIAL GUEST: Dan Sandberg, President and CEO, Brembo NAAll that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Richard Truett, Automotive News

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Hacking cars: Serious Issue or Serious Exaggeration?- Tesla Battery Swap: Is the Million-Dollar Loophole Dead?SPECIAL GUEST: Larry Moss, Chairman, Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s- What cars will be at the Concours and why were they chosen?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Ed Niedermeyer, Daily Kanban

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Silverado/Sierra: New faces for ’16. How clever is this?- Sergio Shows His Elbows: The start of UAW negotiations- Magna Gets Getrag: “Every vehicle has and will have a transmission in the foreseeable future”SPECIAL GUEST: John Kelly, BMW Product Manager- Join us as we take a deep dive into the BMW i3.All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Gary Witzenburg, Freelance Auto Writer.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- ZF Shows Off its Coolest Tech in Germany- Inside Edsel Ford‘s 1915 Cross-Country Road TripSPECIAL GUEST: Vishnu Jayamohan, Product Planner, Nissan Product Planning and Advanced Strategy- What’s the strategy behind Nissan’s big, all-American Maxima?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press.

UP FOR DISCUSSION:- Chevrolet Unveils the new Cruze and the Camaro Convertible- Alfa Romeo Unveils the Long-Anticipated Giulia- Ford Unveils… an Electric Bicycle?SPECIAL GUEST: David Woodhouse, Design Director, Lincoln Motor Company- Does Lincoln’s Continental Concept look a little too much like other luxury leaders, or just enough?All that and much more with John McElroy, Autoline.tv; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production; John Manoogian, College for Creative Studies.